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Davos braces for Trump's 'America First' onslaught
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - All eyes will be on Donald Trump next week as politicians and business leaders head to the World Economic Forum, wondering how to square the mercurial US leader with the Davos creed of open markets and multilateralism.
Washingtonians tired of crime but skeptical of Trump takeover
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - A 15-minute walk from the White House, Tony and Mike stood on the sidewalk near the spot where a man was killed on Monday, the 100th murder of the year in Washington.
From Tehran to Toronto: an Iranian’s bid to flee war
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» SARAY, Turkey - Dragging two suitcases and wearing a rucksack, Homa looked exhausted after crossing the Turkish border following a long trip from Tehran where she’d been on holiday when the Israel-Iran war began.
Argentina port city 'destroyed' by massive rainstorm, 13 dead
AFP, Published on 09/03/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's port city of Bahia Blanca has been "destroyed" after being pummeled by a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said Saturday.
Palestinian official says hundreds leave Jenin as Israel presses raid
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» JENIN (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - A Palestinian official said hundreds of people began leaving their homes in a flashpoint area of the West Bank on Thursday as Israeli forces pressed a deadly operation there.
Ukraine's Avdiivka empties in face of Russian assaults
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» AVDIIVKA, Ukraine: On a narrow asphalt strip scarcely visible late at night, a Ukrainian soldier sped along with his lights off at the wheel of a large armoured Humvee jeep.
Peter Nygard, from Canadian fashion mogul to convicted sex abuser
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» TORONTO (CANADA) - Described as egocentric and manipulative, Peter Nygard built Canada's largest womenswear maker -- and on Sunday he was convicted of using that status to sexually assault women and girls.
Ford estimates US strike impact at $1.3bn
AFP, Published on 27/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Ford on Thursday said the need to restore manufacturing operations outweighed the additional costs to sweeten a labour contract to end a strike that has cost it some US$1.3 billion.
35 hurt in Spanish bull runs
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» PAMPLONA, Spain: Six men were injured Friday during the eighth and final bull run of Spain's famed San Fermin festival, bringing to 35 the total number of daredevils wounded during this year's fiesta.
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea's military said Thursday, shortly after Pyongyang warned of an "inevitable" response to ongoing US-South Korea joint military drills.